After we wrapped season one, I reached out and was fortunate enough to be able to tell him that I bow at his comedy altar. As a viewer, it's hysterical, but after knowing what the schedule and turn-around time demand is to bring an actual episode to life, you can only say his work is beyond impressive.
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series and think what Iain has done is nothing short of remarkable. version for inspiration from narrator Iain Stirling? My goal is to have the viewer feel as if I’m on the couch next to them, so I want to find out the information in real time to capture my first and most genuine response.ĭid you watch the U.K. I am very adamant that I never want to know anything more than the viewer knows. We pause the show on parts that accelerate the story, and pause for any potential funny moments and say what we see. I watch the show exactly like the viewer does! I come in every morning and watch each act with my genius voiceover producers. What is your process for developing commentary for the Islanders? Thousands of voiceovers later… it has been quite the journey! I was driving and pulled to the side of the road, and started ugly-crying on the phone, and then immediately face-timed my parents and ugly-cried some more. I never had a callback, or follow-up meeting, and completely forgot about the show until the end of June, when I received a call that I was “the official voice of Love Island USA.” I will never forget it. I had no idea that nine months later I would be doing exactly the same thing from a shipping container in the middle of a field in Fiji.Īfter I sent off my tape that October, the casting director wrote me back that it was hysterical, but I heard absolutely nothing after that. I had to record three acts, and it took forever. To make sure the lines fit over the visual, I recorded everything while they timed me with a stopwatch. that I found on Google and asked them to block off the afternoon. I booked a commercial studio space on Ventura Blvd. Because I truly believed I never had a shot, I thought, well, I might as well die on my own sword, and rewrote a lot of the copy in my own voice.Īfter the rewriting, I then realized that the voiceover-no matter how funny I thought it was-actually had to fit over the visual, just like the show. So when I researched it, I instantly saw what a phenomenon it was overseas, and assumed I had zero chance of getting it, as the job was too big not to go to a celebrity. I had heard of Love Island, but at that point I had never seen an episode.
I thought it was the funniest thing I had ever been asked to read for. I was invited to audition by an executive who thought I would be perfect for the role. How did you land this job with Love Island ?
This August, Hoffman returned for his second summer of (watching) love, and we spoke with him about his process and what it's like behind the scenes. Hoffman’s witty, and often sarcastic, commentary serves as the audience’s lighthearted tour guide, providing color for the passion, heartbreak and everything in between. But as viewers fell in love with the Islanders, it was the unseen voice of the island-narrator Matthew Hoffman-who stole the show. and quickly became one of the youngest-skewing and most socially engaged shows of the CBS summer schedule. So I don't talk with the Islanders I don't meet them until after the season".Last summer, Love Island arrived in the U.S. I want to come in and record with fresh eyes. I'm very adamant that I don't want to know anything that the viewer doesn't know. I don't want to distract, but I want to move the story along and show that we're in on it. I want to be the person watching with you and saying what you're thinking. Once Hoffman said: "My whole goal with this role is to be the viewer's best friend. His comedy is a way for him to spread joy. His approach is straightforward and he considers the audience to be his best buddy. Hoffman and his Humorįans adore Hoffman because, as the narrator of 'Love Island,' he lends his own distinct style to the show. Hoffman's iconic commentary is synonymous with the show and his legendary commentary has become a part of the show's identity. He is also a MasterCard ambassador, and at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, he hosted MasterCard's LIVE Official Red Carpet. He's appeared on shows including 'The Year With Robin Roberts,' 'Greatest Interview Ever With Matthew Hoffman,' 'People's List,' 'Extra,' and 'Sit Down With The Stars' since then.
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